." >> megan plays ivy lynn, a porn star -- no. marilyn monroe and a new musical face. glad to have you back. >> thanks for having me. >> you're well into -- this is like the teens in terms of the episodes. >> yeah. we're wrapping it up. >> you just hit i guess last week a very steamy, sultry episode. >> yeah. and i was in the center of it. >> you loved it. you didn't get into show business to not stand out, so to speak. so you end up in the sack with your director. >> yeah. >> everybody does. >> it wasn't just a casting couch thing, though. as the season goes on, you'll see it's a real relationship that's building, and it's -- >> at first it wasn't. >> yes, well, maybe just a little bit. >> make excuses for it. >> there are real feelings there. >> you've done a ton of work on broadway stuff, but being in that kind of intimate situation, even though you're just acting, how was that? you seemed almost -- almost nude it seemed. >> yeah. no. there was -- i was wearing sweat pants. i mean, yeah, i draw the line somewhere. but it was ve

it's ivy lynn. so i can hide a little bit. but i'm doing research. marilyn is fascinating.atch her on youtube and get her voice in my head. >> second you said as someone who's gone through it before you were on "wicked," "9 to 5" on br broadway. how close to reality is this? >> it's close. there are so many people involved in the project that come from this world it gives it an authentic flavor you wouldn't otherwise get to have. >> nick jonas stars in the episode tonight. >> he's fantastic. he plays like a child star. someone who became famous early and now has all this money and doesn't know what to do with it. eileen, played by angelica houston, essentially has to beg for money from a 20-year-old which is great. so we woo him tonight. it's a great show. >> i'm hooked. >> we want to remind everyone. megan can be seen tonight on "smash" at 10:00, 9:00 central time on nbc. nice to see you. >> you, too. >> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker out in los angeles. >> all right. thanks so much, matt. let's look at the week >>> good morning. just now getting above fre

ivy is the couple's very first child. >>> and in pro basketball, vin sanity has reached new heights. harvard grab jeremy lynnthe knicks have new yorkers going lynn-sane. new york beat los angeles 92-85. new york fans are going wild for their new star with the name tabloid writers have only dreamed about. the knicks are on a four-game lynn-ing streak since they inserted their new point guard in the likeup. i'm a lakers fan, but something about a smart jock that appeals to me. 1 aft9 after the hour. lonnie. lynn-sane. >> jerry lynn, making basketball fun again in new york city. to weather headlines, top to bottom. bitter cold in the northern plains. that cold to the southeast. you will be shivering today. and snow showers for the appalachians. here is the snowstorm if you will. pittsburgh, charleston, knoxville. 3 to 6 inches within the shaded area. some spots see a foot of snow. satellite and radar picture. new york, boston, only an inch or two. a quick look at the national picture. hoo e here is a closer look for the weather for your weekend. all right, everybody. make it a great saturday. seth and bekah, ov